objective: since bread is the main source of food in iran, we aimed to assess the effect of four types of iranian breads on metabolic and cardiovascular responses before and during 15, 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 minutes of consumption in type 2 diabetic patients. materials and methods: ten type 2 diabetic patients (6 women and 4 men) with mean age of 51 ± 9.8 years and mean bmi of 31.9 ± 1.19 kg/m...

A sudden increase in dietary carbohydrate invariably increases the plasma levels of very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) and triglyceride. The present studies were designed to test the hypothesis that dietary carbohydrate-induced hypertriglyceridemia need not occur. In the first study we fed gradually increasing amounts of carbohydrate and gradually decreasing amounts of fat to eight subjects. T...

Providing broilers diets formulated to a high amino acid density early in life improves subsequent growth performance and meat yield. Diets formulated to high amino acid concentrations beyond 5 wk of age may increase breast meat yield but may not be economically justified. This study examined growth, meat yield, and economic responses of broilers provided diets varying in amino acid density fro...

The US National Cancer Institute, through its office of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, is funding phase III clinical trials of a controversial treatment for advanced pancreatic cancer. The treatment protocol, the Gonzalez regimen, involves a program of dietary modification, nutritional supplements, and “detoxification” through coffee enemas. Patients with stage II-IV pancreatic cancer ...

multiple sclerosis (ms) is an autoimmune inflammatory, demyelinating disease of human central nervous system. experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (eae) is the commonly used animal model of ms. calorie restriction has been found to reduce inflammation and autoimmune responses and promote neuroprotection. in this study we evaluated the effects of intermittent feeding protocol of the calorie...

Dietary nucleosides and nucleotides perform a range of functions in our body. They play important role in the maintenance of mitochondrial function, differentiation of hematopoietic cells, strengthen the immune system, helps in small intestine growth and development, lipid metabolism etc. External supplementation of dietary nucleotides is a good regimen against mitochondrial dysfunction caused ...

abstract   backgrounds: pott's disease is a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, and   presents with several clinical patterns. delay in diagnosis and management may   cause serious complications. we conducted a retrospective study between 1991-   2006 to evaluate clinical presentation, radiologic and laboratory findings, and therapeutic   approaches to spinal tuberculosis.   methods:...

Hypertension and insulin resistance syndrome are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and it is therefore important to identify interventions that can reduce blood pressure and improve glucose metabolism. We performed experiments aimed at determining whether intermittent fasting (IF) can improve cardiovascular health and also tested the hypothesis that beneficial effects of IF can be mimick...

Several therapeutic and investigative studies suggest the possibility of the role of lipid profile aberrations in the pathophysiology of cyclical mastalgia. This prospective study is aimed to look for such aberrations. Fifty-seven patients of benign breast disease were included in this study who were symptomatic for at least 6 months prior to presentation. Detailed serum lipid profile work up w...

background: despite the effective pre- and post-exposure treatments, at least 60,000 deaths from rabies occur worldwide every year. post-exposure treatment is considered as one of the most significant measures for preventing human deaths in exposed individuals. the 2-1-1 rabies post-exposure treatment schedule known as zagreb regimen is an abbreviated immunization plan in which a tissue culture...